The first thing that you may do when you wake up in the morning is to take your smartphone. Your day starts when you begin to receive notifications and watch reels and…
Tag: Mental Health Awareness
Unexplained Irritation: The Hidden Cause of Blood Sugar Swings
Have you ever had an instance where you shout at someone because of their not faulting at any particular action, and then within a couple of minutes your brain puts together how…
Why You Wake Up With a Racing Mind: Nighttime Stress Hormone Surges
You go to sleep exhausted with the wish that you would get some quality sleep. But then you go to sleep and you just wake up at 2.37 a.m. without any explanation….
Why Your Body Aches when you are under Stress: The Muscle Cortisol Connection
Have you ever observed that your shoulders become tight in front of a big deadline? Or that your lower back throbs after a heated argument? The stress aches-induced body pain which people…
Why Your Heart Races When You’re Not Moving: Anxiety, Electrolytes, and Messages from the Nervous System
The room is quiet after you have spent your day sleeping. That room is quiet. The room holds nothing except your silent existence. Your heart feeling starts to race through you in…
Mental Overload Syndrome: When Your Brain Never Gets to Rest
The condition starts with a silent beginning. You can get up, sleep-deprived, despite having had a decent night sleep. Your phone rings before you leave your bed. Messages, reminders, headlines, and expectations…
Mental Load Burnout: Why Constant Thinking Leaves You Emotionally Exhausted
She felt worn out when she got up, not because she had less sleep but her brain was always active. Grocery lists, unread messages, work deadlines, family expectations, and emotional check-ins dominated…
Deciding Fatigue: Having to Make a Continuous Stream of Decisions Drains Our Mental ResourcesÂ
It was just another morning again when you went to the closet, thought for five minutes, then stood there still undetermined. What would it be, coffee or tea? A workout or a…
High-functioning anxiety: appearing fine while being overwhelmed from within
She answers emails on time. She smiles in meetings. Her life looks sorted from the outside. Yet, when the day finally slows down, her chest feels tight and her thoughts refuse to…
Digital Mindfulness: How to Use Your Phone Without Messing With Mental Health
In today’s world, our phones are practically extensions of our hands. Whether we’re doom-scrolling Instagram before bed or replying to emails over dinner, it’s easy to lose track of how much digital…